Digitization Best Practices and Metadata Basics

This workshop offers the attendees the resources to begin a digital project and learn about commonly used metadata fields. This class will be for anyone wishing to learn more about these topics and is required for joining the New York Heritage Digital Collections website for the Long Island region. 

Here's what you'll learn:

Deciding on a digital project

Hands-on digitization examplesAd

Metadata - what is 'data about data'

Understanding common metadata fields

Setting up a spreadsheet for your collection items

NOTE: This is a repeat presentation - no new material will be covered if you have previously attended this workshop. This program will be recorded.